Improvement in fire-places



M. 3. KING.

FIRE-PLACE.

Patented July 18. 1878.

ATTORNEYS.

N- PETERS, PHDTO-LIYHOGRAPHER. WASH UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcEi.

MoLEswoRTH B. KING, or CHICAGO, ILLINoIs.

IMPROVEMENT IN FIRE-PLACES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 179,924, dated July 18,1876 application filed May 22, 1876.

To all whom it may concern: 7

'Be it known that I, MOLESWORTH B. KING, of Chicago, county of Cook, andState of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Fire- Place Heater,of which the following is a specification This invention relates to anair-heating eontrivance with a fire-grate for heating upper rooms; andconsists of the construction and arrangement of the same, as hereinafterde scribed.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my improved air-heating attachmentto fire-grates, taken on the line a; a of Fig. 2.. Fig. 2 is a sectiontaken on line 1/ y, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontalsection on line 2 2,Fig.2.

Similar, letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the fire-grate, below which I propose to arrange an ash-sitter overthe ash-pit, for sitting the cinders from the ashes as they fall intothe pit, and having a rod extending out at the front or side of one ofthe joints for working it. 0 is the blower, in which I propose to have adamper at A, to admit air to prevent the blaze from striking theenameled front of the fire-place, and for admitting a regulated supplyof air over the fire-bed. D is. a pipe, admitting fresh air from outsideto the space under the fire-grate, for supplying air for combustion. Eis a double back plate to the fire-box, receiving air at F for heatingit,- and for protecting the plate. G represents pipes connecting thespace between the two parts of the back plate with the hot-air space Hin the chimney above the inverted funneltop I of the fire-box, saidpipes being (in practice) connected with the back plate by suitanelforms the partition between the fire-box and the hot-air space. J is thesmoke-pipe, attached to the top of the funnel, and passing up throughthe partition. K, L, and M are registers for the escape of the hotairinto the rooms; N, dampers between the registers; O, pipe-connectionfor connecting stove-pipes and P represents aventilating-tube, withregisters Q, and also with a damper, R, opening with the hot-air spaceto let 011 the hot air when required.

I also propose to make a hollow handle, S, to the blower, withperforations, to allow the air to circulate through it and keep it cool.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. The combination, in a fire-place heater, of thehollow back plate E, having air-inlet,

MOLESWORIH BURTON KING.

Witnesses:

HENRY L. HILL, JOHN J. SHORT.

